Penning told Vols Wire regarding Briles’ Tennessee interview that “if you want to score a lot of points and win a lot of games he is your guy.”

He also discussed the way Briles treats his players, saying that he has “almost a high school coach mentality in terms of treating the players like a family.”

Now, Friday afternoon, another former Baylor player that played under Briles discussed the current Houston offensive coordinator’s character with Vols Wire.

Quan Jones played wide receiver at Baylor from 2013-17 and tells Vols Wire that Briles “is my guy and one of the main reasons I came to Baylor.”

“He is a very well experienced coach with a great resume to prove his expertise in the field of football operations,” Jones said. “Off the field and in the film rooms, he was a high character family first man. It was nothing but the best from Coach Briles at all times.”